Transforming British Government: Volume 1: Changing Institutions by R.A.W. Rhode

Description: Transforming British Government by R.A.W. Rhodes These two volumes have one simple objective - to provide a summary of the key findings of all the projects on the Economic and Social Research Councils Whitehall Programme. The Programme combined basic research on the evolution of British government with policy relevant research on contemporary practice in Britain and Europe. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description These two volumes have one simple objective - to provide a summary of the key findings of all the projects on the Economic and Social Research Councils Whitehall Programme. The Programme combined basic research on the evolution of British government with policy relevant research on contemporary practice in Britain and Europe. Volume 1 surveys the main constitutional changes. Volume 2 examines the changing roles and relationships of the Prime Minister, ministers and civil servants. Edited by Rod Rhodes and written by a team of political scientists and historians, these volumes provide an account of how British government has changed over the past fifty years. Author Biography ROD RHODES is Professor of Politics (Research) at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Director of the Economic and Social Research Councils Whitehall Research Programme. He is the author or editor of twenty books including Understanding Governance (1997), and Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations (1999). He has been editor of Public Administration since 1986. He is chair of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom. Table of Contents List of Boxes, Figures and Tables Foreword: B.Pimlott Editors Preface and Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction The ESRC Whitehall Programme: A Guide to Institutional Change; R.A.W.Rhodes PART I: CONTEXT Prime Ministers, Ministers and Civil Servants in the Core Executive; M.Smith The Europeanisation of British Central Government; S.Bulmer & M.Burch Internal Control in the Executive and its Constitutional Significance; A.Page & T.Daintith Bureaucratic Game Keeping: Regulation of UK Public Administration 1976-1996; C.Hood, C.Scott & O.James PART II: THE WORLD WE KNEW Modernising Britain 1957-1964: A Classic Case of Centralisation and Fragmentation?; R.Lowe & N.Rollings Domesticating the Market Animal? The Treasury and the Bank of England 1955-60; A.Ringe & N.Rollings The Organisation of Central Government Departments: A History 1964-1992; I.McLean & C.Clifford The Development and Role of Cabinet Committees in Britain; P.Catterall & C.Brady The Evolving Prime Ministers Office: 1868-1997; J.Burnham & G.W.Jones PART III: AGENCIES Agencies and Accountability; B.Hogwood, D.Judge & M.McVigar Accountability and Control in Next Steps Agencies; N.C.Elder & E.C.Page The Politics of Managing the National Health Service; P.Day & R.Klein Conclusion Interpreting British Government: The Governance Narrative; R.A.W.Rhodes Bibliography Further Information: Contact Names and Addresses Author Index Subject Index Review I welcome the ESRCs Whitehall programmes efforts to build bridges between the worlds of academia and the Civil Service. These two volumes are an invaluable record of five years of friendly and productive co-operation. - Sir Richard Wilson, KCB, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service The essays here are outstanding. - Michael Moran Promotional Rod Rhodes is the author or editor of twenty books including "Understanding Governance" (1997), and "Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations" (1999). Details ISBN0333752414 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2000 ISBN-10 0333752414 ISBN-13 9780333752418 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2000-08-17 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 351.941 Media Book Place of Publication Basingstoke Series Understanding Governance Short Title TRANSFORMING BRITISH GOVERNMEN Edition Description 2000 Language English Pages 294 Subtitle Volume 1: Changing Institutions AU Release Date 2000-08-17 NZ Release Date 2000-08-17 UK Release Date 2000-08-17 Edited by R.A.W. Rhodes Illustrations XVIII, 294 p. Author R.A.W. Rhodes Alternative 9781349654048 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99141550;

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